The first use of colored eggs was to celebrate spring. Persians dyed their eggs red for this purpose in 3000 BC, and ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans followed suit.
The first use of colored eggs was to celebrate spring. Persians dyed their eggs red for this purpose in 3000 BC, and ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Romans followed suit.
The roasted egg is part of the traditional Passover Seder plate, being a symbol of mourning as well as of spring â the season in which Passover is always celebrated.
The Easter/Passover season accounts for 19 percent of all holiday-related flower purchases, with over half of consumers choosing lilies.
Flowers are a traditional addition to the Passover Seder table as a symbol of spring.
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The Easter tradition was brought to American shores by German families in the 1700s. In place of baskets, children set out their caps or bonnets, filled with straw, and were delighted to find colored, hard-cooked eggs nestled inside them in the morning.
The first chocolate eggs were made in Europe in the early 19th Century and remain among the most popular treats associated with Easter.
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Annually, 16 billion jelly beans are made for Easter.
Each day, five million marshmallow chicks and bunnies are produced in preparation for Easter.
Easter is the second top-selling confectionery holiday, behind only Halloween.
88 percent of adults carry on the Easter tradition of creating Easter baskets for their kids.
76 percent of people eat the ears on chocolate bunnies first.
The Easter Bunny is a symbol of new life during the spring season.
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German settlers believed a white hare would leave brightly colored eggs for all good children on Easter morning.
The idea of the Easter Bunny with baskets of eggs started in Europe as the Easter Hare. The hare was originally a symbol of Easter for the Germans who came to America in the 18th Century. Early American children built nests of leaves and sticks in their gardens for the Easter Hare to fill with colored eggs.
The idea of the Easter Bunny with baskets of eggs started in Europe as the Easter Hare. By the 19th Century in America, the Easter Hare had become the Easter Bunny, delighting children with baskets of eggs, chocolates, candy chicks, jelly beans and other gifts on Easter morning.
In 1953, it took 27 hours to create one Marshmallow Peep®. Today, it takes six minutes.